corpuscle

(kor′pŭs-ĕl )

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[L. corpusculum, little body]

1. Any small rounded body.
2. An encapsulated sensory nerve ending.
3. A blood cell.
corpuscular (kor-pŭs′kyŭ-lăr )
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, adj.

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